Look Up
Mark Erelli
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Dm7 G Am DmDm7 G Am Dm [Verse 1]Dm7 G All day long they shuffle throughAm Dm Sneakers, sandals, high heel shoesBb F Scraps of paper, chewing gumBb A7 My work here is never doneDm7 G They exit now in single fileAm Dm I sweep the floors and scrub the tilesBb F 'Til dying echoes quiet the roomBb A7 And leave me leaning on my broom [Pre-Chorus]Gm7 Above me now, the fall of manE7 A7 But it all depends on where youDm standC G7 Is he letting go or reaching out for Adam’s hand [Chorus]F A7 Look up, look upDm There are angels flying low enoughG7 to seeF C Bb Bbm F Look up, oh, look upContinues after the ad[Verse 2]Dm7 G Four long years I’ve bent my backAm Dm Painting every plaster crackBb F The hand of god and Adam’s sinBb A7 Rain down in brush drops thick and thinDm7 G I ache with shame and head for homeAm Dm Through the darkened streets of RomeBb F The night girls calling out to meBb A7 And drunkards praying on their knees [Pre-Chorus]Gm7 Above me now the canopyE7 A7 Dm The stars in all their majestyC G7 Remind me of the master I will never be [Chorus]F A7 Look up, look upDm There are angels flying low enoughG7 to seeF C Bb Bbm F Look up, oh, look up [Verse 3]Dm7 G High above the blessed and cursedAm Dm Like ants they scurry on the EarthBb F Debauchery and daily choresBb A7 Always hungry, wanting moreDm7 G I’ve sent them plague and flood and fireAm Dm Tried so hard to stay inspiredBb F And somehow solve the mysteryBb A7 Of what they ever saw in me [Pre-Chorus]Gm7 If I could only kneel beforeE7 A7 The man who sweeps the chapelDm floorC Show him he’s as holy as theG7 angels, maybe more [Chorus]F A7 Look up, look upDm There are angels flying low enoughG7 to seeF C Bb Bbm F Look up, oh, look up